Imagine a song. (After you’re done imagining Scatman John’s “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop),” let me finish my prompt.) Imagine a song about legendary classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you weren't around in the mid-80s, it might be difficult to understand what a huge celebrity Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may sound like an April Fools' joke, but on April 1, 1986, a synth-pop song about Mozart complete with German rap verses was No ...

40 years ago, Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” was released in the German-speaking region, with the worldwide release following in January 1986. To this day, it remains the only German-language song to top ...

A little-known Austrian artist died in a car crash on this day in 1998. Johann Holzel’s death didn’t make headlines in the United States, but in German-speaking countries, he was huge. He was here, ...

Listen30 years ago, Falco's 'Rock Me Amadeus' hits No. 1 When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now for headlines, breaking news, hometown stories, ...

Hans Hölzl aka FALCO (+ 06.02.1998), one of Austria's All-Time greatest and most outstanding artists (right after Mozart), found its way back on the Musical stage. The Vereinigte Bühnen Wien decided ...

He was a superstar - he was popular. The latest VBW in-house production tells the exciting and moving story of the young Viennese musician Hans Hölzel and his rise to world stardom in a spectacular ...

Bolland & Bolland wrote the song after watching the Amadeus movie, and while Falco's team apparently liked the tune, the singer was worried that the song would be disrespectful to Mozart's legacy.

Imagine a song. (After you’re done imagining Scatman John’s “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop),” let me finish my prompt.) Imagine a song about legendary classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a ...

Falco was already a big star in Europe following the success of his second single, 1981's "Der Kommissar," when producer brothers Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland sent him a collection of unfinished ...